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thinking like this :
'The officer of the state exploits the people. The officer has to be the victim of the king's wrath. But in the end all these three-the king, the subject and the officer-have to be the food of death, in the form of Time. The bettle, the protection of the border, the extension of the kingdom-how all these things are illusory? All animals fight with each-other forgeting the time.'
At that time the guard gave the news, "Your Highness! Durmati wants to see you. He has come unarmed." The king permitted. Durmati came with an axe in his hand. Putting it on the ground he told with folded hands "Your honour ! I am surrendered to you. Now either you kill me or let me live. If you want to kill me, I have brought an axe with me. I have done a great crime by thinking to fight with me."
